3 PRE
Preston
1 STO
Stoke City
PRE 3
1 STO

Preston
-
Stoke City

Championship, Round 39
Friday, March 20, 2026 8:00 PM
Deepdale

Result

3-1

Match Recap

1H
S. Thomas 4'
A. Devine 15'
2H
Milutin Osmajić 57'
A. Devine 60'

Match Events

Second Half 3 - 1

Fifth Substitution
84'
Fourth Substitution
84'
Third Substitution
77'
Second Substitution
76'
Fourth Substitution
65'
First Substitution
63'
Goal
60'
Goal
57'
Third Substitution
48'
Second Substitution
46'
First Substitution
46'

First Half 1 - 1

Yellow Card
39'
Yellow Card
Yellow Card
34'
Yellow Card
Yellow Card
26'
Goal
15'
Goal
4'

Match Statistics

Ball Possession

45%
55%

Total Shots

13
11

Shots on Goal

3
2

Corners

7
9

Expected Goals (xG)

2.81
0.69

Match Information

Information Value
League Championship
Season Championship 2025/26
Round Round 39
Date March 20, 2026
Time 20:00
Venue Deepdale
Result 3 - 1

Lineups

Preston
Daniel Iversen
1. D. Iversen
Jordan Storey
14. J. Storey
Liam Lindsay
6. L. Lindsay
Andrew Hughes
16. A. Hughes
Benjamin Whiteman
4. B. Whiteman
Pol Valentín
2. P. Valentín
A. Moran
23. A. Moran
A. Devine
21. A. Devine
Andrija Vukčević
3. A. Vukčević
Milutin Osmajić
28. M. Osmajić
L. Dobbin
17. L. Dobbin
Netherlands
Milan Smit
49. M. Smit
S. Thomas
7. S. Thomas
Tomáš Rigo
19. T. Rigo
Netherlands
Million Manhoef
42. M. Manhoef
Ben Pearson
4. B. Pearson
Steven​ N'Zonzi
15. S. N'Zonzi
Eric Bocat
17. E. Bocat
Ben Gibson
23. B. Gibson
A. Phillips
26. A. Phillips
Junior Tchamadeu
22. J. Tchamadeu
Tommy Simkin
25. T. Simkin
Stoke City

Form before the match

Previous Fixtures

Championship 2025/26
Championship 2025/26

December 26, 2025

FT
0
0
Stoke City
Stoke City
Preston
Preston

Championship 2024/25
Championship 2024/25

April 5, 2025

FT
1
1
Preston
Preston
Stoke City
Stoke City

November 26, 2024

FT
0
0
Stoke City
Stoke City
Preston
Preston

Championship 2023/24
Championship 2023/24

March 9, 2024

FT
1
2
Preston
Preston
Stoke City
Stoke City

September 2, 2023

FT
0
2
Stoke City
Stoke City
Preston
Preston

Championship

Team P GD Pts

Promotion

1
Coventry
Coventry 		38 38 77
2
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough 		38 22 70

Promotion Playoffs

3
Ipswich
Ipswich 		37 28 68
4
Millwall
Millwall 		38 9 68
5
Hull City
Hull City 		38 3 63
6
Southampton
Southampton 		38 13 60
7
Wrexham
Wrexham 		38 8 60
8
Derby
Derby 		38 7 57
9
Watford
Watford 		38 4 55
10
Birmingham
Birmingham 		38 0 53
11
Stoke City
Stoke City 		39 5 52
12
Swansea
Swansea 		38 -2 52
13
Norwich
Norwich 		38 5 51
14
Bristol City
Bristol City 		38 0 51
15
Sheffield Utd
Sheffield Utd 		38 1 50
16
Preston
Preston 		39 -6 50
17
QPR
QPR 		38 -11 50
18
Charlton
Charlton 		38 -9 48
19
Blackburn
Blackburn 		38 -13 42
20
Portsmouth
Portsmouth 		37 -12 40
21
West Brom
West Brom 		38 -15 40

Relegation

22
Oxford United
Oxford United 		38 -13 39
23
Leicester
Leicester 		38 -9 38
24
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday 		38 -53 -6